When I watch this and Porridge I can't help reflecting on the tragedy of Richard Beckinsale's passing at the age of just 31.

@Seagull6819

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. When I think about David Jason working with Ronnie Barker and how much he learnt from that brilliant man, I also think of Richard Beckinsale having not only worked with Ronnie, but the superb Leonard Rossiter as well. I genuinely think Richard would have had a career as great as David’s, maybe even better. How proud too would he have been of his daughter, Kate.

@juliadoherty83

2 жыл бұрын

@@Seagull6819 Also his eldest daughter, Samantha. She's her Dad's doppelganger.

@mermaidman1985

2 жыл бұрын

@Tony Halsall She's definitley got his sense of humour.

@mariahoulihan9483

2 жыл бұрын

I am the same. Everytime I see something with him in. He was a lovely actor.

@Suve35967

2 жыл бұрын

@Tony Halsall We grew up watching him

Shows like this were scripted to highlight the stupidity of racial prejudice. They were never intended to promote those opinions. You find 100% of the time that the character flaws are ridiculed by the rest of the cast, and that the protagonist always falls foul, one way or another.

@garyrichardson8934

2 жыл бұрын

@Sam Shroom ~ Love thy neighbour was very similar. The wives got on well together, but the two men couldn't stand each other. Eddie was ridiculed in every episode for being racist and bigoted. Every week he was the one left with egg on his face

@StuartJ

2 жыл бұрын

Alf Garnett springs to mind. Another great show.

@loafersheffield

2 жыл бұрын

I've just started to read a book. "On race and culture" - Thomas Sowell. It was recommended to me. Very thought provoking.

@KeplersDream

2 жыл бұрын

Warren Mitchell, while playing Alf Garnett, once remarked about an incident when some idiot passed him in the street and basically congratulated him for taking the piss out of the (racial slurs). Warren cut him down by saying "No, mate, you missed the point. I'm taking the piss out of people like you".

@Tyrconnell

2 жыл бұрын

@@KeplersDream And that was eventually why Mitchell started to hate playing Alf. He ended up being a hero for the racists he was aiming to lampoon. It's a fine line to tread and sadly audiences missed the point far too often.

Rising damp is very funny. The comedy timing of Leonard Rossiter (Rigsby) is the stuff of legend. ✌️🙂

This show gets better and better as the series went on. My favourite 70s sitcom of all time. Some of the kids these days consider these shows to be racist - what they don't seem to get is no one was laughing at the racism - we were laughing because Rigsby the racist is the idiot. But the writing by Eric Chappell and the acting is superb. Leonard Rossiter and Richard Beckinsale both died young but Frances de la Tour (Ruth) and Don Warrington (Philip) have both gone on to highly successful careers in television. They're both fantastic actors.

@twatinahatsmith7428

2 жыл бұрын

Same with Love Thy Neighbour.

@booth2710

2 жыл бұрын

You';re right. It does get better as it goes along, Hilarious in fact, The first episode is just a settling in episode,

@Soccerates

2 жыл бұрын

In Sickness and in Health, same thing. Warren Mitchell was a genius actor.

@ghughesarch

2 жыл бұрын

@@twatinahatsmith7428 No, Love Thy Neighbour was never clever or funny.

@MrVidification

2 жыл бұрын

The only wild reactions I ever hear of are online.. on social media, who sometimes quote the main media (a media that may match their consumer base with similar political opinions and disgust at certain content, themselves quoting loud online opinion). It's a never ending cycle of influence that conditions younger generations. People may not care what the intention or context is within a tv show. Some would rather it was cancelled and considered taboo purely because it might influence the worst of society by being interpreted in the wrong manner. Either that or because the sense of power and satisfaction in being able to influence what a public and main news find acceptable by gaining sheep like followers who agree with you may be a great one. A great ego booster. No company wants negative press about a show they've developed or aired. The loudest online however are probably the same people who required toddler like safe spaces and teddy bears at university (read an article on the latter recently). The same people who claim certain shows as dated, are themselves not progressive in any way when they cannot discuss uncomfortable topics or allow opposing or questionionable views, real or fictional.

Richard Beckinsale is the father of Kate Beckinsale best known for the underworld films, you will love this rising damp is a pure classic with brilliant actors and it's so well written.

@goldylocks3904

2 жыл бұрын

Also of the actress Samantha Beckinsale

@RIHANNON66POE

2 жыл бұрын

@@goldylocks3904 Yes, but I thought he wouldn't know who she was .

This reflects the bedsit land we had in the 1970's. One room that had bed, living and cooking in and the house had a shared bathroom. It is of course exaggerated but a lot of us have lived in places like this :)

@eamonnclabby7067

2 жыл бұрын

So true, Rosie !I had an awful bedsits in Dacre Hill in RockFerry ,here on the Wirral, ironically a stone's throw from where Leonard Rossiter grew up in Bebington...E

@stephensmith4480

2 жыл бұрын

@@eamonnclabby7067 I didn`t know he lived in Bebington, he was born in Smithdown Lane in Wavertree and he attended Granby Street school in Toxteth before he went to the Liverpool Colliegiate.

@Muckylittleme

2 жыл бұрын

My low came when looking for a flat in N Wales around 1980 when I was skint. It was a one room bedsit with an ancient stove and one very low watt bulb over a dozen small flies were circling. I passed. Even the homeless can have standards.

@russcattell955i

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in one also, just my father was the landlord. I called him Rigsby.

@Muckylittleme

2 жыл бұрын

@@russcattell955i LOL

If anyone other than Leonard Rossiter had played Rigsby then this show wouldn't have worked. He was a genius. If you watch any further episodes you will see how the others (but especially Phillip) use Rigsby's prejudices against him at every opportunity.

@shadoman7682

2 жыл бұрын

I would be interested to know what black Africans & Caribbean's thought of this show at the time, as back in the 1970's their were not many black people on TV. Then to have a show where one of the 4 main cast members was not only black African, but was smart, charismatic, witty & always came out on top. I know I look at this show through white eyes, but I don't ever remember any malice in the show, only jovial banter from all sides. You will get people today watch the show and probably be shocked and horrified, but if it were not for such comedies would public opinion be what it is today?

He did some legendary Cinzano adverts with Joan Collins.

@ragdolly22

2 жыл бұрын

Aw I forgot about those ads 🤣🇬🇧

@susanashcroft2674

2 жыл бұрын

'Getting your head down sweetie' kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJ-ey8Z-YLrUcaw.html

@ragdolly22

2 жыл бұрын

@@susanashcroft2674 lol 🤣🇬🇧

Richard Beckinsale, such a sad loss of great talent. He is the father of Kate and Samantha Beckinsale and sadly died aged 31 from a massive heart attack. He starred in comedies such as this, The Lovers and Porridge.

@CEP73

2 жыл бұрын

Far far too young to go. Such a loss to his family and the acting profession.

Philip (Don Warrington) absolutely owns Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) throughout this series. Great writing for the time showing the absurdity of racism.

@malcolmsleight9334

2 жыл бұрын

Don Warrington play in Death in Paradise, a detective series set on a fictional island in the Caribbean.

@thelastoftheanglosaxons.3724

2 жыл бұрын

The same with Warren Mitchell as Alf garnet. You can see him on TV talking about his Jewish roots, playing a racist character. He was solely doing it to highlight the issue, something the younger generation can't understand today and instantly call it racist 🤷‍♂️

@karenblackadder1183

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelastoftheanglosaxons.3724 The P.C kids today seem to have had their chuckle muscles removed at birth. They will never understand that people were laughing AT the bigotry - NEVER with it!!!

@thelastoftheanglosaxons.3724

2 жыл бұрын

@@karenblackadder1183 Yep, my son is 13 and I show him this. He doesn't really laugh at that age because the comedy is really aimed at adults, but he understands how out of date it is.

Another great comedy, great cast & characters, we were so lucky in the UK.

Stick with it, it gets alot funnier, and less near the knuckle, Peace and Love ❤️🙏❤️

I love this show so much and how it deals with sensitive subjects. Rigsby is your typical "Little England" Tory who sees himself as a well-bred, well-educated, charismatic ladies man....even though he is nothing if the sort. Then Philip moves in, a man who embodies everything that Rigsby admires in an Englishman: • Well-educated • Well-spoken • Well-dressed • Well-connected • Charismatic • A hit with the ladies BUT....he just happens to be black. This forces the very prejudiced Rigsby to totally reasses his viewpoint on life, and a real bond of mutal respect is formed. It is a fantastic show, with a stellar cast of the most talented actors. Easily one of the best sitcoms the UK ever produced.

Not many comedy shows can beat Rising Damp, absolute classic.

Rising Damp is brilliant, your meant to laugh at Rigsby, Phillip always gets the better of him.

Rising Damp was just brilliant. The Rigsby character was superbly delivered by the outstanding Leonard Rossiter.

An excellent choice! Rising Damp started off on the stage in the early 70’s, with Paul Jones (the singer from Manfred Mann) in Richard Beckinsale’s role. When it was picked up by ITV, Paul Jones turned it down, saying it would be a flop. The TV show was a smash hit and Paul Jones always regretted it! I prefer Richard Beckinsale anyway, and it’s good we got another series from him before he passed at such a young age. ☹️

@stewedfishproductions7959

2 жыл бұрын

Also, this first episode is called 'Rooksby'... as a 'nod' to the programmes basis (the play called 'The Banana Box'). As it was Leonard Rossiter's character name in the stage play, changed to 'Rigsby' for the TV show!

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

@@stewedfishproductions7959 I had forgotten the existence of the stage show.

@stewedfishproductions7959

2 жыл бұрын

@@highpath4776 And in the first 'run', Rooksby was played by Wilfred Bramble ('dirty old man' LOL, of Steptoe & Son). The LR took over the part...

@stewedfishproductions7959

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ace42x I don't remember that? Will look it up 👍

@gilgameshofuruk4060

2 жыл бұрын

Richard Beckinsale had just started breaking into serious drama when he died. His dream was to be taken seriously as an actor. Which is why he didn't do the fourth series of Riding Damp. Apparently it was looking like he was going to be a success too.

One of the best sitcoms of all time. Leonard Rossiter was a genius comedy actor. Did you know Richard Beckinsale was Kate Beckinsale's father but tragically died at a young age

Mmy Dad told me how astonished he and his mates were to see a black man when they were kids - just astonished not hateful or any of that nonsense. The ironic thing is that Rigsby is the type of man who would have stood up for the black GIs at the battle of Bamber Bridge

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

At school we had a smattering of mostly Africans, some from the West Indies, a whole variety from the clever to thick. If there was any racism, it tended to be from them, and as result of seeing how the black actors were scripted in these comedy shows. Didnt 'Roots' also air at the same time ? I cannot remember many when I was in college, maybe they did different things, though I met plenty over the years doing roles from nursing to art. My family moved to a mining village in the 1990s and my son, when he visited his grandma in London would say - 'There's a lot of black men in London', ( he also told me ' they talk funny in Liverpool' when we did a trip to that city for some shopping. !

This comes from a time when television challenged people's attitudes, and acknowledged their flaws. Unfortunately TV creators now think you can solve problems by pretending everyone is perfect.

As you’ve probably realised by now, the actor playing Alan, is Richard Beckinsale, who also played Lenny Godber in Porridge!

@StuartJ

2 жыл бұрын

RIP died so young.

@cgb1505

2 жыл бұрын

And Kate Beckinsale's dad

@leewot

2 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey bobbles Bon- Bon

@tripledistilled2822

2 жыл бұрын

@@cgb1505 And Samantha Beckinsale!

@cgb1505

2 жыл бұрын

@@tripledistilled2822 very true

This in my top 5 UK comedies of all time, glad you're watching it. Rigsby is a legend, RIP Leonard Rossiter he was amazing in the Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

@gilgameshofuruk4060

2 жыл бұрын

He did a short film called Le Petomaine, about a real 19th century music hall act who did anal impressions. Nobody else could have imbued such a ludicrous story with the dignity and pathos that Rossiter did.

I mentioned this the other day in a comment but you really need to try the fall and rise of Reginald Perrin. Same actor as rising damp but I really don't know what to compare it to.

@maninchair6648

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't get where I am today without knowing what to compare it to.

@Seagull6819

2 жыл бұрын

@@maninchair6648 Great ….. super!

@Larkstream

2 жыл бұрын

Love it. Such a great show haha

@Larkstream

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iodruLmKlsjSqbA.html they're on KZread btw. "Time and motion wait for no man"

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

the office crossed with the good life ?

Rising Damp is brilliant. Sadly most versions have been heavily cut for mild racism. Which is a shame, because It showed how bigoted Rigsby was.

@eamonnclabby7067

2 жыл бұрын

Leonard Rossiter remarked that he based Rigsby on people he knew here on Merseyside..

@shadoman7682

2 жыл бұрын

Rigsby just hated everyone because he was a grumpy old man. It was never really bigoted. As you see when he finds out Philip is a Prince, something he plays on a lot he very much changes.

@Actingskint

2 жыл бұрын

Which is quite ironic really . Idiots of the sensitive brigade not understanding the shows main strength, the ability to shed light on bigotry. Everytime they poke their noses in , and edit history , the lesson that could be learned , isn't . Pretty soon everything that's shown on Tv will be so censored, that nothing of any interest will be shown . Drama is built through many factors , conflict through race, religious views , gender . Now many of these are being constantly scrutinized so closely , and being sanitized so intensely , that little will remain of the greatest shows of the era . Fawlty Towers German sketch , in which Basil makes an arse of himself , will rarely if ever be seen on our screens now . This is the tragedy of modern life . Everybody is out to be offended , because they can . And no one will ever be able to reason with them , that to take offence is to miss the point , original intent of the characters . We have wound the adult clock back so far , that every script or idea , will have to go through ten sets of lawyers , in case it offends someone . And because of this , many intelligent shows will fail to get commissioned , simply because they won't conform to these new requirements to be bland and non thought provoking .

@Torthrodhel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Actingskint you're falling for a scam. "Sensitive brigade" that's not who's making those edits. You think ordinary folk have anything to do with censorship? I don't know a single person who agrees with the parameters of censorship, even just broadly. You're not talking about who you think you're talking about. You're picturing, probably some college student or something, and thinking that's what you turn into if you dare have feelings or normal human compassion. No. That's what you turn into if you're some kind of executive, completely disconnected from any normal way of living life. Those are the people making those decisions - money chasers. Capitalists. Like it or not, this is the end result of that class of person, absolutely no connection to reality at all. They don't go through ten sets of lawyers because they're worried it might offend someone. They go through ten sets of lawyers because their lawyers told them to. They're fucking idiots, and I hate catching their bullshit on the back-end just because I'm not too scared to have feelings or give damns about things. NOBODY likes those cunts who go around cutting shit. They do everyone a disservice. If they wanna make a remix, an alternate version? Fine sure that's no problem, maybe even a good thing. I saw a heavily cut-down fan version of the Hobbit movies and they were much better without all that trilogy padding, for instance. But the problem comes when something's replaced, when the original's lost. Can something be better than the original, without some of those scenes? Yes, potentially. I don't think so here, but certainly in some other shows. But does that mean the original should just be wiped over with the new version? Hell no! These corporate monkeys need to stop deflecting the consequences of their own crappy system onto the leftists standing against it. Our hair colouring or sexuality types aren't destroying your old media, stupid executives sitting in boardrooms looking at profit margins are. Blame them, and stop them. That's how you solve this, not by lumping it on us when we can't do a damn thing about it either, BECAUSE MONEY. That's the whole bloody problem. Profit motive! Fuck off with basing everything on profit motive, and say goodbye to these exact problems! Sorry to get heated but it really gets on my tits with all this false blame. "Everybody is out to be offended because they can" fucking bollocks mate. Fucking bollocks. "Tragedy of modern life" plenty of tragedies of modern life out there more worth complaining about than this one, you soft twat. Again I'm sorry to get cross but by hell it grinds my gears. You don't like the sound of whining, listen to your own self. Pandemics, wars, widespread murder, all this shit caused by a lot of these exact attitudes (no matter how they're presented) and what your big grand concern is, is the integrity of a television program? I don't think a position like that's anywhere to be shouting "don't sweat the small stuff" from! I'm not saying the small things aren't important. They're more important than people generally give them credit for, since when you boil it down all of it tends to stem from the same shit, so fighting it also tends to be fighting the right enemy. I'm just saying, don't be taking that "all these pansies with their whining" attitude when that's the situation. That's all I'm saying. And don't be so quick to buy into such an obvious decoy, either. Capitalism always wants everyone to be gentle on it and kinda-ignore it and talk carefully around it and all that shit, and mostly out of a basic sense of futility more than anything, people comply. Like, I don't wanna be the "that guy" person or I don't wanna sound overly political or whatever so I'll make some language excuse and nothing gets ultimately solved. But if it wants a fight? If it's actually saying "come and have a go if you think you're hard enough" at us? Then I'm gonna bloody well call it out on its bullshit! Red mode activated, about fucking time. Screw you and your nonsense, greedmongers! And we should all have all of our TV shows, past and present, in all of their glory and shame, warts or whatever, to be viewed by anyone. And it's absolutely right that it's not all bad either. Hope I've jostled you out of a narrative a bit, sorry again for the rough language. Feelings, y'know. Nobody likes being insulted for something their enemies are behind.

@shadoman7682

2 жыл бұрын

@@Actingskint That's it. If people look at this show with today's snowflake eyes they don't understand this show was not racist or bigoted. If Rigsby was that racist he would never have rented the room to Philip. Also look at the cast, 4 main members one of them black & he was shown to be intelligent and from a good background, well educated & spoken, goes to university etc.. I was brought up with shows like this with black Africans doing well within society. Rigsby was old school, dislike the modern youth, long hair and so on. Rigsby hated change and new ideas etc. People are obsessed in bringing everything down to race today when it's not. Rigsby was a miserable old sod & that is where the comedy is.

One of my all time favourite comedy's, it gets better every episode, the comic timing of Leonard Rossiter ( Rigsby) is incredible....

Rising Damp is very much a product of its time...but remains very funny indeed... There's nothing between Rigsby and Miss Jones, though Rigsby would very much like there to be!

In case you didn't know, Richard Bekinsale is Kate Bekinsale's (the actress) father..

Rising Damp is probably up there in the top five of greatest British sitcoms. Leonard Rossiter acting is on another level, and the chemistry between the characters gets better and better as it goes on. Basically, Rigsby spends all his time trying to woo Miss Jones, Whilst Alan and Philip become best friends, great characters come and go from the house, which leads to some classic comedy moments. I think you'll enjoy it seeing the characters develop.

@gilgameshofuruk4060

2 жыл бұрын

It's a fascinating relationship between Philip and Rigsby. You can tell Rigsby envies so much about Philip but uses racist comments to disguise it.

The brilliance of these shows is that the bigot never wins. Rigsby thinks he's clever but the students just give him the run around.

Leonard Rossiter was previously in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. An incredible actor.

@slowerthinker

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention _Barry Lyndon_

@denisemeredith2436

2 жыл бұрын

He was in the Campari adverts with Joan Collins too.

@glastonbury4304

2 жыл бұрын

@@denisemeredith2436 ...Cinzano 😉

@richardfurness7556

2 жыл бұрын

I watched 2001 in the cinema around 1976 - I was too young to catch it on its initial release. When Leonard Rossiter appeared all you could hear were members of the audience muttering 'Rigsby' to one another.

@johnbrereton5229

2 жыл бұрын

@@glastonbury4304 The power of advertising, we remember the advert but not the product ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rising Damp, fantastic! Rossiter and Beckinsale is another one of those on-screen partnerships that just worked. Both amazing comedy actors and an amazing show but I do think The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was Leonard Rossiter's best work. Rising damp is definitely a show of its time and like It's ain't half hot mum, it shouldn't be judged by today's standard. Shows like this often show racism but often poke fun at the bigot something that is overlooked.

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

"Love Thy Neighbour" and "'Til Death Us Do Part" being prime examples...

4 legends in this show

As he was filing Porridge at the same time Richard Beckinsale's trendy long hair was a wig.

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

Long hair reminded me of the Son in Bless This House.

Another classic UK sitcom EB! In the 70s there were landlords like Rigsby, who treated their properties as if it were their own kingdom and their tennants as if they were serfs (servants of a medieval feudal lord). When Alan says Rigsby was jilted on his wedding day and lives with the remains of the cake, that's a reference to Miss Haversham, a very bitter character from the Charles Dickens novel Great Expections.

Hard to think that the suave Don Warrington is the same person playing the Commissioner in Death In Paradise.

George and Mildred is another classic comedy husband and wife scenario 😆

Miss Jones is played by the same actress who played Madame Maxime in Harry Potter!

Hi ,great to see you featuring programmes I grew up with. Leonard and Richard died far to soon.This show had such great scripts and brilliant acting and comedy timing. Leonard played a great character in the rise and fall of Reginald Perrin.Richards Daughter Kate Beckinsale followed in her dad's footsteps into acting.Take care.Easton

Absolutely incredible social commentary and hilariously funny. Seeing the dynamic change over the series was superb. And Leonard Rossiter is as good as it gets as a comic actor.

The non-relationship between Rigsby and Miss Jones continues to very final episode.

Classic comedy series, I grew up watching this in the 70's & still watch the repeats every time they show them. Each episode has me in stitches, I can't say I have a favourite episode out of them all. They are all worth watching, enjoy...🤣😂🤣

I'm hoping someone sends you Steptoe and Son now, you'll have the full set of classic comedy's, oh and Porridge and maybe Are you being served lol and definitely The Good Life

I had a landlord that kept coming in to my flat when I lived with my first husband years ago. '' Oh sorry, I thought nobody was in'' he used to say. We moved out within a month, couldn't cope with it.

Thing is about British humour back then. It wasn't so much about the racist jokes, but more about how ridiculous people who think like that look. That is what was funny about the whole thing. How dumb Rigsby looks for having those views, that is what most of us laughed at. I think Warren Mitchell who played Alf Garnett who was famous for racial derogatory remarks on his comedy (In Sickness and in Health) said it best in an interview. He brought up a time he was walking through town and a guy came up to him and said, "I love how you take the piss out of (derogatory remarks for Africans and Indians), to which he replied "We're not taking the piss out of them, We're taking the piss out of people like you". This is what is lost today and those of us who still like these shows end up lumped in with the real idiots.

@gilgameshofuruk4060

2 жыл бұрын

With Rigsby it was always apparent that he hated everybody and used whatever insults he could think of to justify it. He accused Alan of all sorts of things. Rigsby was a disappointed, bitter man who envied Alan his youth (and probably his full head of hair) and Philip his cultured, suave attitude.

This is another beautifully written comedy. Richard Beckinsale was one of the best comedy actors,he was in Porridge but he died young of a heart attack it was such a shock and a sad loss,he was so talented.

@gilgameshofuruk4060

2 жыл бұрын

He was just breaking into serious drama when he died. It had been his dream to "be taken seriously" as an actor.

Richard Beckinsale was also brilliant in Porridge alongside Ronnie Barker. It was a sad loss to acting when Richard died aged 31 from a massive heart attack.

A great British sitcom. You will enjoy alot 👍

8:34...That EB is the mighty Vienna, part Persian Tabby, part Polar Bear part Siberian Sloth 🦥

@sarakirk9542

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Leonard Rossiter hated that cat

@eddhardy1054

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarakirk9542 In LR's defence I believe Vienna could be quite a selfish co-star

They just get better and better👌😂😂

It's great when you get to know the characters a bit

Leonard Rossiter once appeared in a TV play called "Le Pettomane" in which he played a French music hall performer whose stage act was based around his ability to fart at will. He was able to fart musically and play tunes. It was supposed to have been based on a true story. It is many years since I saw it but I remember it as being very funny.

@jamesbuckingham.2935

2 жыл бұрын

It was a true story.

Leonard Rossiter was in a great sitcom in 70s. Reginald Perrin. It is excellent

This show has a lot of twists and turns over the complete series. Rigsby is basically a slum landlord who lives in his own basement and rents the rest of the rooms out as a living. Wont spend money on repairs and has hopes of some sort of relationship with Miss Jones who in turn has hopes of finding something far better. Alan is your typical student constantly chasing girls without much success and Philip is supposedly the son of a chieftain and supposedly very wealthy, just what Miss Jones is looking for. Don't fret too much it is not as racist as it first seems and you will enjoy it and find it very funny, it is in a way a bit like a poor mans yes Minister.

Rising Damp first appeared on UK screens in the mid 1970s.Very funny.Classic comedy series.

This is so funny because Rigsby beautifully played by Leonard Rossitor always comes unstuck all 4 main actors in this show are brilliant.

Over time you see how rigsby wants Phillips approval and friends. He secretly admires Phillip and always ask his advice. You see them bond and become friends. Rigsby sticks up for him a few times and Alan also.

Archie Bunker was based on Alf Garnett in the TV Series "Till Death Us Do Part" Alf Garnett was the typical racist parent that many of us grew up with it in the late 1970s. It was very funny making fun of Alf, but would never get repeated again today. There was also a series called "Love Thy Neighbour", where a black couple moved in nextdoor to a white couple. The white couple was a lovely friendly wife, but not so the husband.

This was based on writer Eric Chappell's stage play "The Banana Box" which had starred Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington and Frances de la Tour. It's interesting that this episode is called "Rooksby" as that was the name of the Rigsby character in the original play.

If you like old British comedy you can't go wrong with in sickness and in health, one of the funniest comedies ever.

Once the dynamic of the characters becomes established this is a wonderful series.

Another great British series. When I was young, my whole family watched this series. Keeping up appearances The good life George and Mildred Are you being served Some mothers do ‘ave ‘em

So glad that you are discovering Rising Damp. My favourite ITV comedy ever. The genius of Leonard Rossiter and Richard Beckinsale, supported by the rest of the cast. Oh yeah, and the amazing writing.

I haven't seen this for awhile. It never gets old. I think its still on ITV3.

Rising Damp is a personal favourite of mine the movie was a riot.😅although it was some episodes remade into said movie.

Brilliant comedy series. I remember when it first came out. Richard Beckinsale (long hair) was brilliant comedian who died young, before he was 30. His daughter Kate is in Hollywood. I'm not sure you got the comedy though but the again it is of it's time. I still find it entertaining. Good post.

This us very true to form for British sitcoms. The put upon protagonist always trying to better themselves. They might seem to get a break but always end up back where they started.

Richard Beckinsale was the Dad of Kate, who you will know from her appearance in several Hollywood films. He died tragically young - in 1979 at the age of just 31 from an undiagnosed heart condition. 😞

Leonard was in 2001: A Space Odyssey lol playing a straight faced scientist near the start. After knowing this fact I burst out laughing at that serious point in 2001 each and every time! :D Great show and great reaction, thank you!

Rising Damp was very funny

YOU SHOULD WATCH THE LIVER BIRDS

@eamonnclabby7067

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, best wishes from the wirral....E

Leonard Rossiter was a comedic genius HOWEVER being an absolute perfectionist meant he was a little intolerant and did not suffer fools gladly :)

Having also watched this growing up, I already knew what was coming 😁 and the reactions here haven't let me down!

There's some brilliant moments in upcoming episodes where Philip plays on Rigsby's prejudice.

The long haired guy is Kate Beckinsale’s dad

The young Lad Allen is Kate Beckinsale dad. Unfortunately he died very young. He made one Hollywood film. Where he played a boxer who dies young and gets sent back to live cos the angel took him before his time

Heres 1 of Dan Roches sitcom facts Richard Beckinsale's daughter is Kate Beckinsale who is the star of film series Underworld among many others 👍

@MetroTitanD78

2 жыл бұрын

His older daughter was in London's Burning for a while

@danielroche114

2 жыл бұрын

@@MetroTitanD78 yes Samantha i dont no much about her career

Rising Damp is one of my all time favourite comedy sitcoms. The show wasn't racist, as Rigsby's ignorance was clearly supposed to be laughed at, rather than laughed with. Philip always had the upper hand with Rigsby. Eric Chappell's writing on this show was impeccable, and the acting was wonderful, and of a high quality. It was great to see your reaction to this classic show, and I hope you'll react to the rest of the series. Although in recent years, I've seen edited episodes of the show, the episodes uploaded to KZread tend to be the full, unedited versions.

70s Comedy! Rigsby set in his way's a pain in the ass!! He never knocks! 😂🤣🇬🇧

It was lovely to see Frances de la Tour in Harry Potter as Hagrid's love interest.

Good Reaction and unlike the other English comedies you have seen this was NOT one from The BBC but their commercial rivals: ITV and was a massive hit over time. It began in 1974 and featured one of The Uk's greatest perfectionists and actors: Leonard Rossiter. The master of expressions. Sadly it also starred Richard Beckingsale who died at just 31but fathered 2 award-winning actresses: Jate and Samantha.He was very talented. Believe it or not, this is mild compared with "Love The Neighbour" another hit ITV show at the time. Ironically I started working in Central London in 1971 and almost every Black Guy I worked with was either a "Son of A Prince Or Chief" . True Story.

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

"Kate"

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

Probably as most villages would have a chief or an elder, and if the younger sons would not be inheriting a trip to England would be a way of advancement.

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. The irony was that one of my colleagues to me his Dad was The Nigerian Ambassador and as this was 1974 (circa) he was the only non-indigenous Brit that I worked within that Company that I had moved to after my first 2 years working with the progeny of Chiefs and I thought he was trying too hard to make an impression but he, genuinely, was. It didn't end well though. After he left around 7 or 8 colleagues were having a drink after work and with their tongues loosened it transpired he left owing all of them money including £200 to a Guy who went on to be the (or one of the ) most effective bosses in The City of London and was Knighted. He was last seen around a year later and when approached about all the money he owed he said "he found The Lord" and bid a hasrt farewell , never to be seen again :)

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

"told me" his Dad was The Nigerian Ambassador ".....and "hasty" farewell..

This is still shown as repeats on British tv . Today, Don Warrington is a mainstay actor of the slightly humorous, tv detective series 'Death in Paradise' playing the Caribbean police chief. A very underrated actor i think. Do you get this series in the US? Its about a British detective being trapped on a semi french /british colonial island working for the local police struggling to adjust his British ways to the island climate and people. The actors playing the actual detective and his colleagues have changed several times in its 10 seasons but Don has been the constant. One of these detectives was played by Ardol o Hanlon ( 'Dougal' from Father Ted).

Citizen Smith is another good one.

Hi EB. Did U notice a reference to Dr Cripping at the beginning. There is one HELLUVA story of this American Homeopath working in England. He killed his wife, cut her head off,cut her arms & legs off & buried her in the cellar. He made a run for it with his Mistress who was his typist who cut her hair short wore a cap & pretended to be a boy & fled to Canada on a ship SS Montrose.How they got caught made History.If U can find the time check it out. There's a lot more to this, including the trial.There are documentaries out there, even a film was made of it.I don't think any other reactors have done it, but it is truly an Amazing story.All the best

Rising Damp is a sitcom definitely of it's time. It's worth remembering though that the most intelligent and charismatic character in the show is the black guy, Philip and the biggest idiot is the racist Rigsby.

Please stick with this series, it's brilliant! My favourite quotes - Cut the rope! and Your eyelids are heavy, your paws are like lead! Also you need to find out about the love wood.

@yorkyswe

2 жыл бұрын

I had forgotten about the "love wood"! I was only a kid when this series came out, but do remember this episode vividly. I am laughing now at the memory; one of the funniest sketches of all time.

@2learn4ever

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say that. Rigsby almost wet himself with the expectation of what might happen! Hilarious!

Hilarious!! Lovely to see this old series again.🤣🤣😂😂😂

Another non p.c series but very funny. Leonard Rossiter comic timing was on the mark.

Watched the series from start to finish, brilliant. I never tire of this kind of humour.

Rising Damp yet another classic British comedy from my childhood

Classic comedy! Great writing, great acting, great timing, wonderful stars. Leonard Rossiter was in 2001: A Space Oddessy. Dr Crippen was a notorious wife murderer! It's old England meets the Empire that fought for it in WW2 and helped rebuild it after. " Remains of the cake" joke is a Miss Havisham thing from a Charles Dickens novel. Another theme is class deference.

I use to love this show as a kid. Such a good laugh. I remember the film version of Rising Damp.

The conversation about damp and cold at the start, that really was normal life in 70/80s England. In winter frost formed inside your windows, windy out meant breezy in, hot water required planning and affordable heating was making an actual fire. Mind you, £4 rent!

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

See North East England under Private Electricty Storm whatever this year for the frozen internals.

@Lumibear.

2 жыл бұрын

@@highpath4776 we do seem to be retreading a lot of old ground lately.

Shallow and duplicitous: a fool in a great comedic tradition. Thanks for taking us back to observe how society moves through cycles of tolerance and intolerance, EB.

So excited to see your reactions to this. One of my favourite 70s show. It improves each time I see it.

He should take that door off to Philip's room and fit a ruddy turnstile!

The Queen appointed Don Warrington (Phillip) a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008 for services to drama.

Great series - the comedy meant the old Dads would watch it and the satirising of those views meant kids grew up seeing people laugh at that mentality, see it for what it was. Feel this type of satire does so much more for fighting bigotry and racism than manufactured histories. They allow issues to be addressed without it being party-political or with talking heads that send people to sleep. Hope you enjoy the series..

@kevinmassey7675

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said sir ...... some tv channel or football team or some celebrities telling us what to think has the exact opposite affect . But putting a clever sitcom with a character with some "old fashioned " views ( even for the times) made some people think " hold on a second , I hold those views that guy has , and everyone is laughing "at" him ?...... .Food for thought beats spoon fed bullsh1t

@rickybuhl3176

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmassey7675 Exactly. We remember the lessons better than we remember answers sometimes. And lessons apply to different questions but answers only apply to that one question.. Issue comes when we forget that it was satire and ban it because *now* we're going to take it literally - as if people took them literally at the time. Just glad we got Monty Python before it was too late..

So glad you chose this to watch / react as another classic series and one of my favorites. Enjoy! Try the Young Ones if you get the chance sometime

I didn't know you cared. Was one of my favourites.

Richard Beckinsale is in Porridge and Kate Beckinsale dad.